Isle of Wight · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Sandown
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sandown from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Sandown
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and stale cooking odours from the system. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Sandown covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Sandown: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
For a smaller kitchen near Sandown, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Sandown (PO36, PO37)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a place like Sandown, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Sandown
The coast is only about 1 mile from Sandown. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 41 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sandown. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. In Sandown, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run a café or takeaway near Sandown station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (about 1.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For schools such as The Bay Church of England School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sandown is about 10 miles south of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sandown and the rest of the Isle of Wight. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Sandown is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (11 miles or so).
We work across the PO36 and PO37 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on High Street, Nunwell Street and Park Rise and nearby roads. Sandown sits on or near the A3055 and A3056, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Sandown: Lake (1 mile south-west), Yaverland (1 mile north-east), Adgestone (1 mile north), Alverstone (1 mile north-west) and Morton (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south-west), East Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). As one of the bigger places in the Isle of Wight, Sandown has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning. Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so please mention your location when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Landmarks near Sandown
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Old Comical pub, Sandown Bay Academy and Broadlea Primary School. Sandown has its own railway station: Sandown station. Well-known places in the area include National Poo Museum (under half a mile south) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Booking now means the visit to Sandown is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sandown
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
What else we do in Sandown
Questions from Sandown
Does being near the coast affect kitchen extract cleaning in Sandown?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Sandown than inland. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Sandown out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Sandown, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Do you cover Sandown?
Yes. Sandown is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.